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How to say 'Best' in Japanese | 最高

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The Japanese word for Best is 'Saikou', written as 最高 in Japanese.'Best' in hiragana is さいこう.

    word

    最高

    Meaning

    Best

    Reading

    さいこう

    saikou

    Kanji

    最Most 高High, Expensive

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '最高 (さいこう)' means 'best' or 'highest'. It is used to describe something that is of the utmost quality, excellence, or degree. This word can be applied to a wide range of contexts, such as experiences, objects, or achievements. For example: This is the best day ever!「今日は最高の日だ！」(きょうはさいこうのひだ！). The view from here is the best「ここからの景色は最高だ」(ここからのけしきはさいこうだ). It can also be used to express extreme satisfaction or excitement, as in '最高！(さいこう！)' which translates to 'Awesome!' or 'The best!'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1068

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 最高

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    最

    Meaning

    Most

  • kanji

    高

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

Words Related to 最高 Through the Kanji 最

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 最 as well.

  • word

    最初

    Meaning

    Beginning

  • word

    最近

    Meaning

    Recently

  • word

    最も

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    最後

    Meaning

    End

  • word

    最大

    Meaning

    Maximum

  • word

    最終

    Meaning

    Last

  • word

    最

    Meaning

    Most

  • word

    最早

    Meaning

    Already, No longer

  • word

    最上

    Meaning

    Best, Supreme

  • word

    最低

    Meaning

    Worst

  • word

    最悪

    Meaning

    Worst

  • word

    最強

    Meaning

    Strongest

  • word

    最先端

    Meaning

    Cutting edge

  • word

    最中

    Meaning

    Peak, Middle

  • word

    最新

    Meaning

    Latest

  • word

    真っ最中

    Meaning

    Midst

  • word

    最小

    Meaning

    Minimum

  • word

    最適

    Meaning

    Optimal

Words Related to 最高 Through the Kanji 高

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 高 as well.

  • word

    高い

    Meaning

    High, Expensive

  • word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

  • word

    高さ

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    高

    Meaning

    High

  • word

    高校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    高齢

    Meaning

    Old age

  • word

    高度

    Meaning

    High, Advanced

  • word

    高める

    Meaning

    Raise

  • word

    円高

    Meaning

    Yen strength

  • word

    高価

    Meaning

    Expensive

  • word

    高温

    Meaning

    High temperature

  • word

    高まる

    Meaning

    Rise

  • word

    高速道路

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    高原

    Meaning

    Plateau

  • word

    高速

    Meaning

    Highway

  • word

    高等

    Meaning

    High level

  • word

    高気圧

    Meaning

    High pressure

  • word

    高級

    Meaning

    Luxury

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